Gas prices higher under Trump than Biden
The gist
AAA data show gasoline averaged $3.472 a gallon under Trump versus $3.471 under Biden, a gap under one cent.
The milestone lands before Nov. 3 midterms with living costs voters' top concern.
How it unfolded
- Apr 2020During the Covid-19 pandemic, national gas prices fell as low as $1.77 a gallon, and crude oil futures briefly went below zero.
- Jun 2022Gasoline hit its all-time national high of $5.02 a gallon under Biden, after Russia invaded Ukraine.
- 2024Trump campaigned pledging to bring gasoline below $2 a gallon and blamed record-high prices on the Biden-Harris "war on energy."